PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
Mise-en-page in manuscripts and printed books containing polyphonic music, 1480—1530
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Austria
1
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6
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5
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3
Germany
10
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Italy
33
Italy (North)
1
Netherlands
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Spain
9
Switzerland
11
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1
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11
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Bologna
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10
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5
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7
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2
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2
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2
Staffarda
1
Stirling
1
Tarazona
3
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1
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1
Turin
1
Utrecht
1
Venice
7
Verona
1
Vienna
1
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
1
Zaragoza
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
99
Printed work
10
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
60
choirbook (fragment(s))
3
choirbook (fragment)
3
choirbook (single quire(s))
5
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
3
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
3
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
3
partbook (single)
5
partbooks (complete set)
7
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
poetry collection with some notated music
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
single leaf
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
72
paper (with parchment)
6
parchment
25
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
5
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
26
upright
82
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
23
n/a
10
never
23
none visible
45
normally
8
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
42
brown
40
dark brown
11
gold
2
light brown
5
n/a
1
red
6
red-brown
1
reddish brown
4
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
7
freehand
13
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
63
straightedge
20
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
3
10
28
11
15
12
12
13
6
14
5
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
8
3
14
4
22
5
30
6
51
7
26
8
30
9
25
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
33
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
8
2-part opening
25
2-part score
1
2-part single page
25
3-part consecutive
12
3-part opening
55
3-part score
3
3-part single page
30
4-part consecutive
5
4-part opening
67
4-part score
1
4-part single page
26
5-part consecutive
5
5-part opening
26
5-part single page
4
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
6
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
17
none
50
quadruple
3
single
65
triple
7
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
66
left below voice parts as part of grid
6
left between voice parts as part of grid
9
none
23
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
12
variable space, not on grid
10
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
65
not in dedicated space
24
provided, in dedicated space
28
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
27
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
55
notation extended into margin
37
other
5
partial additional staves
33
staveline added
17
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
70
blue
1
brown
38
dark brown
11
gold
3
light brown
2
red
6
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
3
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
9
full mensural
12
strene notation
1
void mensural
98
Monophonic Notation
absent
88
present
27
Level of Calligraphy
fair
53
high
25
n/a
10
poor
19
very high
9
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
19
custodes
1
end symbol
15
none
5
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
9
repeat signs
26
signa congruentiae
38
signes-de-renvoi
40
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
5
Dutch
9
English
2
Flemish
3
French
28
German
7
Italian
25
Latin
95
Spanish
13
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
24
fully texted with one text
91
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
37
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
23
provided with single incipit
44
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
44
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
22
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
13
cursive (bastarda)
15
cursive (humanistic)
16
cursive (italic)
6
display script
8
humanistic
2
hybrida
5
roman
3
rotonda
10
textura
19
Level of Calligraphy
fair
49
high
31
n/a
10
poor
21
very high
7
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
62
blue
6
brown
44
dark brown
10
gold
2
grey
1
light brown
1
red
25
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Multiple Texts
no
73
yes
41
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
16
often
1
rarely
14
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
15
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
11
sometimes
2
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
6
never
6
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
14
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
8
historiated
3
plain initials
6
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
16
never
2
normally
25
occasionally
10
often
10
rarely
14
sometimes
10
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
50
calligraphic with decoration
19
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
15
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
15
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
2
normally
8
occasionally
8
often
10
rarely
12
sometimes
9
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
6
normally
8
occasionally
9
often
9
rarely
10
sometimes
9
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
4
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
18
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
9
littera notabilior
11
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Date: 1491 - 1507
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 251 (olim 250), c. 1490, 137v-139r, 140v-143r
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